Lower 6th Geologists had a field trip to our new build site at Aquinas College. Firstly, we visited the site office where Mick explained the groundworks to our students. We learned where, why and how the piling has been constructed. Mick told us about ensuring that the building was strong enough to withstand local wind […]
Lower 6 Drama A Level visited the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester on Tuesday 26th March to watch the latest theatre production and participate in a career’s focused Q+A session with the actors from the show. The play was written by 18 year old Shelagh Delaney back in 1958 and is a stunning portrayal of […]
Aquinas College’s India Project is making a significant difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Mumbai. Since 2005, the college has partnered with Prem Dan, a Catholic charity running schools for preschool children in the city’s slums. This year alone, Aquinas 46 students accompanied volunteered at Prem Dan, where they conducted workshops, donated educational […]
Inversity is a program supported by leading technology firms and government that aims to solve some of worlds ‘s most important challenges. It aims to help college students develop essential technology skills and an understanding of how to apply artificial intelligence to create solutions to real world problems.
A group of 28 enthusiastic Media and Film students at Aquinas recently embarked on the highly anticipated New York City trip, marking the re-launch of the trip post-COVID.
A group of Politics A level students visited Washington DC to supplement their understanding of US Government and Politics. The weather in DC was lovely, cold but bright. he students heard about the challenges of covering the Trump and Biden presidencies, and this period of divided government, as well as learning about some of the […]
We were honoured to welcome Timothy Cho to come and speak to our students in Core RE last week. Timothy Cho is a North Korean human rights activist and two-time defector
We would like to promote a recent article which was written by our Head of RE (Anna Taylor) for January edition of the national Catholic ‘Networking’ magazine. Anna discusses the problems which arise when tackling emotive topics about conflict in CoreRE, and looked specifically at the current middle Eastern conflict as a case study.
Some of our BTEC IT students recently went on a trip to the offices of ANS in Manchester. ANS are an IT services company that specialise in providing IT solutions and services to businesses, including cloud computing, digital transformation, cybersecurity, and managed services.
Exciting times unfold at Aquinas College as we proudly announce the launch of AQ News, our dynamic College News Broadcast. In its inaugural instalment, AQ News takes you on a journey through the latest updates at Aquinas, such as the India Project, a special guest interview from the Student Council and an outline of the […]
In remembrance of Holocaust Memorial Day on the 27th January, we were very grateful to Leah Burman and Stuart Ferster who came to speak to our students in CoreRE on behalf of the Northern Holocaust Education Group. The speakers talked about their own parent’s experiences at the hands of the Nazis in the 20th Century […]
Our Advent liturgy at Aquinas has ignited the Christmas spirit in our college community, with all Core RE classes attending a chapel service for a time of reflection around the crib.